They shall never die ……

In Flanders Field

By Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, M (1872 – 1918) Canadian Army

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses row on row
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, aw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe;
To you failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

Sri Lanka Guardian dedicate this poem to all those who have laid down their lives for the greater good of their country and the generations to come… They shall never die. (Click to picture for another world)

( November,11, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian)